"I'm sorry, Mr. Jackson. Perhaps I wasn't thinking right. I just thought that..." She didn't know what to say. She just felt as though she were in a fantasy.

"There's no need to apologize. I should be the one doing that instead," Christopher said with a sigh. "I thought there was something between us, but I might have made a mistake. I was a fool." "No," Sydney exclaimed.

A glint flashed past the depths of Christopher's eyes, but a look of despondence overtook him. "No? Do you mean that we..."

Sydney spoke too soon, realizing that she might have fallen into his trap. He was a scheming man, after all.

"Mr. Jackson, I meant that it's very normal for people to overthink things. It has nothing to do with you being foolish."

Her instincts warned her against getting too close to this man.

"Mr. Jackson, I have something to attend to and need to go. See you."

Sydney then turned to leave.

"Is that goodbye?" Christopher asked, looking at her retreating figure. "Or do you really mean that we will see each other again?"

Sydney stopped in her tracks, unsure of what to say in response to him.

have a good relationship

a smile. "But

turned around. "Did you check on

deliberately," Christopher said. "I'm not that kind of person. I did ask about you. Your relationship with your husband doesn't seem as good as you put it to be. He was unfaithful to you in the past, didn't he?" Pain seared Sydney's heart at

of the private room. Her hastily retreating figure made Christopher smile a deep,

-

drove all the

brought her back home to make it more convenient for her to take care of

always asking to go home. Yet,

out of the car and entering the

she could hear

are you trying to do? Let me go!

really shouldn't be running around. Sit down, won't you?" "How is my health not in a good state? I'm still fit and strong! Don't treat me as though I'm made of paper. I need to find Rose." "Grandma," Theodore said, "Rose is very busy right now with her studies. She doesn't have the time to come

best to persuade Rebecca. However, she refused to listen

Sydney walked in.

eyes when Sydney appeared. "Who are

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